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Infobox musical artist | name = Kellie Coffey| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| birth_date = birth date and age|1971|4|22| origin = Moore, Oklahoma , U.S.| instrument = singing|Vocals | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2002present| label = BNA Records|BNA | associated_acts = Geoff Koch, Dann Huff | website = http://www.kelliecoffey.com/ Kellie Coffey (born April 22, 1971) is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2002 with the release of her single "When You Lie Next to Me", a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs ) charts. Her debut album, also titled When You Lie Next to Me , was released the same year on BNA Records , and in 2003, Coffey won the Top New Female Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music .
Biography
Kellie Coffey was born April 22, 1971 in Moore, Oklahoma .cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p529278/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Kellie Coffey biography|last=Demalon|first=Tom|work= Allmusic |accessdate=2010-02-08 She became a regular singer after performing on the Oklahoma Opry at age nine, and participated in various musicals while attending the University of Oklahoma . Later on, she moved to Los Angeles, California , where she lived in a friend's apartment. At the same time, she sang demo (music)|demos , as well as music used by The Walt Disney Company cite news|url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85907752.html|title=Singer has gone from Disney to record deal|date=2002-05-13|work=The Post-Standard|accessdate=2010-02-08 and the television show Walker, Texas Ranger . She also sang backing vocalist|backing vocals for Barbra Streisand at a Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas show.
After a showcase at a Los Angeles restaurant, Coffey was signed to a publishing contract with Warner/Chappell Music . Later, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee , where she auditioned for recording contracts. BNA Records , a sister label of RCA Records , signed her in 2001.
Coffey released her debut single "When You Lie Next to Me" in December 2001. The song spent 33 weeks on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number 8. It was the title track to her Dann Huff -produced debut album When You Lie Next to Me . She co-wrote seven of the album's 11 songs, including all three of its singles. Following the title track were "At the End of the Day" at number 18 and "Whatever It Takes" at number 44.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, describing Coffey as "a more approachable Faith Hill her polished country-pop is every bit as urbane, yet it doesn't feel as glamorous."cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r589730|pure_url=yes|title= When You Lie Next to Me review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-02-08 Country Standard Time reviewer Jeffrey B. Remz compared her vocals to those of Sara Evans , saying that Coffey's voice was "strong and full-bodied" but added that he thought the album lacked a sense of identity.cite web|url= http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp? xid=1633|title= When You Lie Next to Me review|last=Remz|first=Jeffrey B.|work=Country Standard Time|accessdate=2010-02-08 An uncredited article in the Grand Forks Herald described the title track as "one of those lush, lyrical ballads that makes you long for a slow dance with the one you love."cite news|url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=GF& s_site=grandforks& p_multi=GF& p_theme=realcities& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0F8C9099E568CC6C& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Hot Coffey: career-launching single propels new star|date=2003-01-24|work=Grand Forks Herald|pages=1C|accessdate=2010-02-08
At the Academy of Country Music awards in May 2003, Coffey won the Top New Female Vocalist award.cite news|url= http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/341319631.html? dids=341319631:341319631& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT& type=current& date=May+25%2C+2003& author=Tom+Gardner& pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune& desc=Jackson+wins+top+country+music+award+|+Dixie+Chicks+still+scorned+for+remarks& pqatl=google|title=Jackson wins top country music award|last=Gardner|first=Tom|date=2003-05-25|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|pages=A2|accessdate=2010-02-08 She also toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney in 2003.cite news|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=DoUpAAAAIBAJ& sjid=yqcEAAAAIBAJ& pg=1920,3876071& dq=kellie-coffey& hl=en|title=Striesand backup singer Kellie Coffey is taking center stage for her own show|last=Patterson|first=Jim|date=2002-07-15|work=The Tuscaloosa News|pages=1D, 3D|accessdate=2010-02-08
2003-2004: A Little More Me
In late 2003, Coffey made her fourth appearance on the country charts with "Texas Plates." This song, which peaked at number 24, was intended to be the first release from a second album for BNA, to have been titled A Little More Me . After it, she released a cover version of Luther Vandross ' " Dance with My Father (song)|Dance with My Father " and took it to number 41. A Little More Me was not released.cite web|url= http://www.the9513.com/where-are-they-now-kellie-coffey/|title=Where Are They Now: Kellie Coffey|last=Morton|first=Ken|date=10 March 2010|work=The 9513|accessdate=13 March 2010 She continued to tour with George Strait until 2004, when she left BNA.
2005-present
Coffey self-released the album Walk On in 2007. Produced by Wayne Kirkpatrick , the album included 12 songs, 11 of which she co-wrote.cite web|url= http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp? xid=816|title=Kellie Coffey returns with new CD|work= Country Standard Time |accessdate=2010-02-08 Its first single was "I Would Die for That," which Coffey wrote about her own infertility . To promote "I Would Die for That," she released a promotional video on YouTube .cite web|url= http://www.countryweekly.com/kellie_coffey/online/13|title=Kellie Coffeys YouTube Hit|date=2007-08-14|work= Country Weekly |accessdate=2010-02-08
The following year, Coffey did a campaign with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the production of the video for the title track of her independent album, "Walk On". The video features documentary footage of participants in breast cancer walks.
In 2010 Coffey was the subject of the feature documentary film, "Kellie Coffey: I'm Still Here".
Personal life
Coffey is married to songwriter Geoff Koch. They have a son, Jackson, who was born in November 2005, and a daughter, Maggie, born in May 2008 . She has a brother named Robert.
Persondata | NAME = Coffey, Kellie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 22, 1971 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Coffey, Kellie Category:1971 births Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:BNA Records artists Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Oklahoma Category:University of Oklahoma alumni
